title: C1qRP, the C1q receptor that enhances phagocytosis, is detected specifically in human cells of myeloid lineage, endothelial cells, and platelets.
abstract: The complement component C1q can interact with a variety of different cells, resulting in multiple functional consequences depending on the cell type. mAbs R3 and R139, which recognize a 126,000 Mr (reduced) cell surface protein, are able to abrogate the C1q-mediated enhancement of monocyte phagocytosis. The cDNA encoding this C1q receptor that modulates phagocytosis, C1qRP, has recently been cloned. Using a DNA probe based on the coding region of the receptor, Northern blot and RT-PCR analysis of RNA isolated from different cell types showed C1qRP expression in cells of myeloid origin and in endothelial cells, but not in cells of lymphoid origin nor in the HeLa epithelial-like cell line or iliac artery smooth muscle cells. FACS analysis of cell surface expression of C1qRP, as detected by mAb R139 and R3, corresponded in all cases to the mRNA levels detected. Using the anti-C1qRP mAb, the 126,000 Mr receptor was also detected in lysates of human platelets. Interestingly, C1qRP is not expressed by the promyelocytic leukemia cell line HL-60, and differentiation of these cells with various chemical compounds did not induce C1qRP expression. It has been reported that C1q can induce specific receptor-mediated responses in fibroblasts. However, RNA and cell surface expression analysis for C1qRP indicate that this particular C1q receptor is not expressed by either human gingival or human skin fibroblasts. These data demonstrate selective expression of C1qRP in specific cell types and support the hypothesis that there is more than one C1q receptor mediating the diverse responses triggered by C1q.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine 92697, USA.
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Nepomuceno
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Tenner
mesh_terms: D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000378:metabolism; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D015922:Complement C1q / Q000378:metabolism*; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D018922:HL-60 Cells; D006801:Humans; D018960:Hyaluronan Receptors; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins; D009000:Monocytes / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D010587:Phagocytosis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011951:Receptors, Complement / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000097:blood / Q000502:physiology*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: C087299:C1QBP protein, human; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D018960:Hyaluronan Receptors; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins; D011951:Receptors, Complement; C032402:complement 1q receptor; D015922:Complement C1q